Stonewalling
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https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/08/cia-gina-haspel-trump-russia-chuck-grassley-ron-johnson/
Two Senate Republicans have accused CIA Director Gina Haspel of withholding documents regarding intelligence the spy agency provided the FBI in its investigation of the Trump campaign.
In a letter to Haspel, Sens. Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley said that CIA officials have refused to schedule a phone call to discuss the document request.
“More than two months later, we still have not received any of the requested records that we detailed in that letter,” Johnson and Grassley, the chairmen of the Senate Homeland Security and Senate Finance Committees, respectively, wrote to Haspel on Wednesday.
The letter is a follow up to one the senators sent Haspel on July 28 requesting any CIA documents provided the the FBI as part of Crossfire Hurricane, the bureau’s investigation of Trump associates’ possible links to Russia.
The senators had also asked Haspel to provide any CIA documents related to dossier author Christopher Steele, FBI source Stefan Halper, and Trump campaign aides Carter Page and George Papadopoulos.
They also sought any records of contacts the CIA had with Michael Sussmann and Marc Elias, two lawyers for the firm that represented the Clinton campaign and DNC during the 2016 campaign. (RELATED: CIA Documents Stir Debate Over Alleged Clinton Plan To Link Trump To Russia)
Haspel assumed office on May 21, 2018. She previously served as CIA station chief in London.
The senators said they have met with Haspel’s staff only once to discuss the requests but that “CIA has not produced a single document in response.”
“Moreover, your agency has ignored multiple requests to schedule a phone call to discuss our oversight letter,” they said in the letter.
"You have 24 hours."
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2020-10-07 RHJ-CEG to CIA (July 28 Letter).pdf
